In the early hours of December 20, 2023, deputies in Boring, Oregon, found 43-year-old Diane Marie Psaros dead of a gunshot wound inside her Southeast Cottrell Road home. Her 46-year-old boyfriend Brian Lee Rolen and a dog were also found deceased from gunshot wounds. The scene prompted a temporary shelter-in-place while deputies searched the property for any ongoing threat.

Investigators identified Diane’s estranged husband, 54-year-old Lawrence Nathan Peters, as the suspect. Later that morning a Clackamas County deputy attempted to stop a white Ford utility van Peters was driving; he did not comply, a brief pursuit followed, and Peters died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The East County Major Crimes Team confirmed the event as a double homicide followed by the suspect’s suicide.

Court records show Diane had sought a restraining order against Peters in 2022 that was denied. Diane was a teacher and artist with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in education from Portland State University, taught in the Reynolds School District, ran a marketing company, and is survived by her son, mother, and sister.

Did anyone in the Boring area see or hear anything around Southeast Cottrell Road on December 20 that might help clarify what happened?